Cotton-gin attachment



(No Model.)

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COTTON GIN ATTACHMENT.

No. 475,987. Patented May 31, 1892.

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Patented May 31, 189.2.

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EUGENE C. SCOTT, OF ELDERVILLE, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GEORGE A;

KELLY, OF LONGVIEVV, TEXAS.

COTTON-GIN ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 475,987, dated ay 31, 189

Application filed November 23, 1891. Serial No. 412.823. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: A suitably-constructed dust-box E is sup- Be it known that I, EUGENE O. SCOTT, a citiported upon the cleats e in the side of the gin, 'zen of the United States, residing at Elderwhich also supports the mote-board and is ville, in the county of Gregg and State of adapted to receive and collect the dust and 5 Texas, have inventedanewand useful Oottonsand from the lint, which may be removed Gin Attachment, of which the following is a therefrom through the tightly fitting door F, specification. hinged in an open end thereof.

This invention relates to cotton-gins; and Within the flue D a second separatingit has for its object to providean attachment board G of perforated material is secured, 10 that is designed to be connected to gins of and the same extends upwardly and at an anthe ordinary type which will thoroughly clean gle from the outer edge of the mote-board D the cotton as it passes from the gin-brush and and is designed to'receive the lint after it has effectually separate the sand and dust from been dragged over the mote-board, and which a the lint before it reaches the condenser. and is thrown forcibly by the rapid revolutions of r 5 thus avoid the many serious objections of havthe brush 0 against the same and causes the ing the dirt and lint thrown together into the dust and sand remaining in said lint to be condenser. more effectively separated therefrom. Still With these and manyother objects in view, under the impetus given by the revolving which will readily appear as the nature of brush the lintleaves said incline and ascends 2c the invention is fully understood, the same to the top of the chute, where the same meets consists in the novel construction, combinathe deflecting-board I-I, secured at an angle to tion, and arrangement of parts hereinafter the top of said chute, and which directs the more fully described,illustrated,and claimed. lint against the third section of perforated In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is board or metal I, also arranged at an incline .2 5 a perspective View of acotton-gin open at one or an angle with relation to the last separatend and provided with separating attachlug-plate G, and still further causes the sepaments constructed in accordance with my inration of any dust or sand which may revention. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal secmain in the lint. The rest of the chute to the tion of the same. Fig. 3 is adetail transverse condenser is preferably provided with perfo- 8c o sectional view showing the attachment of the rated sections J, which provide for the sepamote-board to the gin. ration of any foreign matter that might have Referring to theaccompanying drawings,A remained in the lint after leaving the last represents the casing of a cotton-gin, which separating-plate I. includes the usual saws 13, mounted trans- A continuous dust-box K is located under 35 versely therein in any number, according to the separating-boards of the chute in front of the size of the gin, and only one of which is the separating mote-board and serves to colillustrated in the accompanying drawings,and lect and retain the dust and sand separated also the rapidly-revolving brush 0, journaled from the lint until a sufficient quantity has in the gin-frame directly in front of the saws been collected, at which time the same may 40 and adapted to take the lint therefrom and be removed through the discharging-door L, force the same out through the flue D, from located in the bottom of said second dust which the clean lint passes to the ordinary chamber or box. condenser. Secured within the gin directly The construction and operation of the hereunder and in close proximity to the revolving in-descriloed cleaning attachment for gins is 5 45 brush 0 is the horizontal perforated motenow thought to be apparent without further hoard D, constructed of perforated metal or description. perforated boards, and which is adapted to Although the construction and operation of cause the first separation of the sand and dust the apparatus is apparent, as stated, neverfrom the lint as it is thrown directly upon or theless, as the principal features of the inven- I00 50 drawn over the same as the brush tears it tion lie in the mote-board and the perforated from the saws, angle-board arising therefrom at an angle, I

would at this point lay particular stress upon the same.

The important function and advantage of using a perforated mote-board directly beneath the brush has already been referred to; but relative to the perforated angle-board G it may be further added that said angle separating-board arises from one end of the horizontally-disposed mote-board at an angle approximating forty-five degrees, and which in case there is any rebound of sand from the said mote-board the said angle-board serves to let the sand pass out through the perforations therein, and, owing to the position itoccupies with relation to the mote-board, thus taking another Very important function besides that of having the lint beat directly thereagainst.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a cotton-cleaner, the combinatiomwith the gin having the revolving saws and brush, of apcrforated separating mote-board located directly beneath said brush, a collectingchamber beneath said mote-board, the discharge-flue, and a series of perforated separating-boards located within said flue at an angle to each other, substantially as set forth.

2. In acotton-cleaner, the cornbination,with

the gin having revolving saws and brush, of a perforated separating mote-board located directly beneath said brush, a collectingchamber beneath said nioteboard, a discharge-flue, a perforated separating-board located at an angle within said flue and extending upwardly from one end of the said moteboard, a downwardly and outwardly arranged deflector secured in the top of said flue direct-ly above the upper end of said inclined separator, a supplementally-inclined separating-board meeting the upper end of the first separating-board below said deflector, and a collecting-chamber located beneath the separators in front of the mote-board, substantially as set forth.

3. In a cotton-cleaner, the combinatiomwith tlie gin having the revolving saws and brush, of a perforated mote-board located directly beneath said brush, the flue, and a supple d mental separating-board located in the flue and set at an angle from said mote-board,

substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

EUGENE C. SCOTT.

Witnesses:

T. H. COCK, R. M. KELLY. 

